Khajjiar: Welcome to Mini Switzerland of India

IT WAS around 7 AM. In the month of June. When the entire North India is reeling under severe heat wave making life miserable, the hills are giving a welcome break all the suffering souls.
A team of six people has just landed at the hotel lobby at Banikhet. The first question the lady or around 45 asks: How far is Khajjiar from Banikhet?

The hotel where we stay is at Banikhet. This is the kind of craze Khajjiar has among the visitors. For the lady from Pune, Dalhousie is famous for Khajjiar. In fact she is spot on. The beautiful meadow of deodar and pine is a veritable paradise on earth. As if the cedar and pines have scripted a scenic location here. A big carpet of greenery will...